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in the Central Desert of Australia
This exquisite kidney-shaped pectoral
Dimensions: Pendant Width: 3/4 inch (2 cm)
flourishing for almost five hundred years
Gallery of New South Wales
A Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Scaraboid, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Jewelry in the Central Desert ofPierced longitudinally for threading, the base of this scaraboid inscribed with the text "The image of Amun. Amun, once a local Theban deity, rose to become the 'King of the Gods' in ancient Egypthis name meaning 'The Hidden One.' When the Theban princes drove out the Hyksos and founded the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amun became pre eminent; united with the sun god to give him universal appeal, and Amen Re became king of the gods. Medium: Faience Condition: